Kertész, András (2014) The Puzzle of Thought Experiments in Conceptual Metaphor Research. Foundations of Science. ISSN 1233-1821, 1572-8471 (online)
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Abstract
How can thought experiments lead to new empirical knowledge if they do not make use of empirical information? This puzzle has been widely discussed in the philosophy of science. It arises in conceptual metaphor research as well and is especially important for the clarification of its empirical foundations. The aim of the paper is to suggest a possible solution to the puzzle of thought experiments in conceptual metaphor research. The solution rests on the application of a novel metatheoretical framework that conceives of linguistic theorizing as a process of plausible argumentation. The central idea of the solution is that through the dynamic feedback mechanism of the cyclic, prismatic and retrospective re-evaluation of information, thought experiments in conceptual metaphor research may indirectly supply the process of plausible argumentation with empirical knowledge.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | thought experiment, real experiment, argumentation, plausible inference, metaphor |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > P0 Philology. Linguistics / filológia, nyelvészet |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Csilla Rákosi |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2014 10:20 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2015 23:15 |
| URI: | http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/18185 |
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